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economist suntribljne thursday october 9 1997 p5 kham wins town ofmarkham ontario winner gagnant 100001 300000 category categorielooool- 300 000 congratulations to all residents ofmarkham it was through the involvement of all members of the community that we were named 1997 national champions of communities in bloom the participation of all areas of the community municipal residential industrial institutional and social groups made us winner si communities in bloom described markham as vibrant progressive nostalgic sophisticated and historic the town was judged on tidiness urban forestry floral arrangement landscaping heritage turf areas and environmental awareness our neighbourhood philosophy has kept us centred as a people place for our residents the judges recognized this by giving us a 5 bloom rating a special mention for community involvement in winning this category the judges said the level of participation in all aspects of the city attests to the high standard markham has set for itself all members of council salute the town and its residents for the high standards it has set for itself it is especially gratifying that others have looked at markham and judged that we are the best in canada because of each and every one of you markham is a winner the village of angus glen has won the best new community award from the ontario home builders association and the ontario ministry of municipal affairs and housing the homes within this- community were designed using alternative development standards working in partnership with the town ofmarkham angus glen developed a community with welldefined public spaces a diverse mix of housing and pedestrian friendly layouts the community was designed to combine the best of town and community living congratulations angus glen